as in stagecoach
a vehicle with two wheels that was pulled by horses and was raced and used in battle in ancient times
a chariot race
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Recent Examples of chariot
After the rise of Christianity, the passages under the Hippodrome, a stadium once used for chariot races and gladiator fights, were repurposed as workshops for dyeing fabric and making pottery.
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Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
The design, based on an official poster for the Games, depicts the Olympic rings and a golden statue of a muscular man crowned in laurels next to a chariot of horses atop Berlin’s Brandenburg Gates.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
This somehow involves competing against Messala in an elaborate and brutal chariot race, with Morgan Freeman serving as Ben-Hur’s trainer Ilderim.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
My magic chariot at that time had been a large tour bus – of the kind that proudly promised 11 countries in 10 days.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
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Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
The design, based on an official poster for the Games, depicts the Olympic rings and a golden statue of a muscular man crowned in laurels next to a chariot of horses atop Berlin’s Brandenburg Gates.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
This somehow involves competing against Messala in an elaborate and brutal chariot race, with Morgan Freeman serving as Ben-Hur’s trainer Ilderim.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
My magic chariot at that time had been a large tour bus – of the kind that proudly promised 11 countries in 10 days.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chariot
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Visitation often numbered in the tens of thousands, with itineraries fulfilled via expensive rail tickets, stagecoach tours, and horseback rides.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2026
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From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Though former head coach Kyra Elzy was still at the helm at Kentucky at the point of O’Neal’s recruitment, O’Neal named UK as one of eight finalists in high school; the list also included Arizona State, Baylor, UCLA, Georgia Tech, LSU (her father’s alma mater) and Tennessee.—
Caroline Makauskas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Before that, Archibald was a high school assistant coach for five years and a college assistant coach at Wisconsin Lutheran for eight years.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Download the itTaxi app to order a cab on your phone.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Your cab driver is taking you on a horrible route.—
Zach Schiffman,
Curbed,
24 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the stage in which lucid dreams occur doesn’t involve as many creative leaps.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The sole non-performer to take the stage for an award was ASCAP’s Elizabeth Matthews, being honored as Executive of the Year, after an introduction from Kim Petras.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Chariot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chariot. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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